thanjustitemsonaplateatbreakfast,lunchordinnertime.Foodiseverythingyouhear,see,smell,
touchandtasteandmuchmore.Foodisalsoyourthoughtsthatyouengenderandsupportinyour
mind.Desires,longingsandcravingsarealsofoodforthemind.Youarefeedingthesetoyourper-
sonalityandyourpersonalitywillconsumewhateveryouofferitlikeasponge.Thefollowingpro-
verbindicatesthatpurityissomethingthatgoesbeyondtheinternalandexternalcleansingofthe
body.
I am pure. I am pure. I am Pure.
I have washed my front parts with the waters of libations, I have cleansed my hinder parts
with drugs which make wholly clean, and my inward parts have been washed in the liquor of
Maat.
— Ancient Egyptian Proverbian Proverb”
Maatisaphilosophyoflife,andcleansingwithitmeansbecomingrighteous,honestandforthright.It
meanslivingbytruth,justice,harmonyandnon-violence.Thereforeyoumustalsoplanonfasting
fromtheelementsofthelowernature,anger,hatred,greed,lust,envy,jealousy,etc.Conveniently,
youdonothavetosetaspecialtimeforthispracticebecauseyouhaveampleopportunities
throughoutthedaytopracticeabstainingfromtheseexpressionsoftheego.Whenyoufastand
changeyourdiet,youstopeatingcertainitemsandfeedyourselfnew,wholesomeitems.Inthesame
manneryouneedtostopfeedingyourselfselfishnessandreplaceitwithselflessservice.Stopfeeding
yourselfvanityandreplaceitwithhumility.Stopindulgingintheuselesssearchforpleasuresofthe
worldandreplacethiswiththefoodofintrospectionandcontentment.Inshortyoumustfastfrom
egoisticbehavioranddiscoverthegloryofself-knowledge.Thisisthegreatestfast,thefastwhich
when accomplished, all fasts are complete.
MODERN RESEARCH SUPPORTS THE PRINCIPLES OF THE KEMETICDIET,
FASTING, YOGA, MEDITATIONAND HERBSFOR HEALTH
“Vegetableslower cancer risk”
-University of Wisconsin (Madison) 5/2000Factors Which Affect the Immune System
Severe obesity and excessive thinnessare associated with impaired immune responses. 116
Obesityincreasestheriskofinfection,atleastinhospitalizedpatients,accordingtopreliminaryre-
search. 117
Thehighertheintakeoffatandthehigherthelevelofbodyfat,thegreatertheriskofbreastandother
gynecologicalcancer. 118 Testshaveshownasimilareffectinthemale,wherebycancerofthepro-
state,the“maleuterus,”waspromoted.TheStandardWesternDiet(highinfatandsugarandlowin
complexcarbohydrates)isthereforetheprimepromoterofdisease.Otherproblemsitpromotesin-
cludeexcessbodyfat,increasedcardiovasculardisease,gallstones,constipation,osteoporosis,intens-
ifiedmenstrualbleeding,increasedtendernessofthebreastandcysts,intensifiesmoodswingsand
PMSinwomen.Scientifictestingshowedthebenefitsofthevegetariandiettobe:lowerriskof